Ian Bryce (born 1956) is an
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film producer. Starting as a
production assistant
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on ''
Return of the Jedi
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'', he is now an award-winning film producer. He now lives with his two children, Alex and Mac, and his wife Taylor, in
Los Angeles, California
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.
Career
Bryce has won and been nominated for many awards, including multiple
Golden Globe Award
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s,
Academy Awards
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and
BAFTA nominations for his work as a producer. For
Steven Spielberg
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's
World War II
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drama
Saving Private Ryan
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, he won a Golden Globe Award
and nominations from the "Academy Awards"
and BAFTA.
The film was one of the top-grossing films of 1998.
Almost Famous
''Almost Famous'' is a 2000 American comedy-drama film written and directed by Cameron Crowe, and starring Billy Crudup, Frances McDormand, Kate Hudson, and Patrick Fugit. It tells the story of a teenage journalist writing for ''Rolling Stone'' ...
, another Bryce production, received a BAFTA Best Film award in 2000.
Bryce co-produced all the films of the
''Transformers'' series, one of the biggest movie franchises of the 21st century.
Personal life
Bryce grew up in
Bristol, England
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, but moved to the
US when he was a young adult. After marrying his wife Taylor, they moved to
Los Angeles
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. They have two kids, Mac Bryce, and Alex Bryce.
Filmography
Other credits
See also
*
List of accolades received by ''Almost Famous''
*
1998 in film
The year 1998 in film involved many significant films, including
''Shakespeare in Love'' (which won the Academy Award for Best Picture), ''Saving Private Ryan'','' Armageddon'' (which was the top grossing film of the year in the United States), ' ...
References
External links
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"PRODUCED BY 2009" (Producers Guild of America)
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1956 births
English film producers
English emigrants to the United States
Living people
People from Totnes